Regarding photo printing, which would be my main use case for a printer, I've read that the inkjet heads can get clogged up if you don't use them on a regular basis, and that the process for clearing them can use up a significant amount of ink. So I've just decided the premium of having a print shop do it on my behalf is worth it.
This does mean I can't exactly get my colors right, since I don't print often enough and I'm not that familiar with proofing digitally, but even if I have to get a print done twice I probably end up ahead financially.
I also have a tiny Canon Selphy that I use for small 4x6 prints, which I can recommend so people will actually get their photos into the real world and off the screen.
Yes! I bought a brother laser printer to use as part of my D&D hobby. I love paper and pencil for D&D to the point that my notes are all printed and staple bound in a digest sized packet for each session.
Yes, actually I bought a Brother laserjet earlier this year. I don't need to print a lot but there are things needed every now and then. I could print at work or an office supply store or even the library but this is just more convenient. I upgraded from an inkjet so that the laserjet should basically last me the rest of my life.
I bought a Brother inkjet this year myself, the price per page looked to be cheaper overall (as was the printer itself). I'm mass printing zines and related, so also bought a big cutter and auto folder
For OP, having a printer at home will show its usefulness at random times. I'm definitely glad I pulled the trigger, partially because of being a prepper, re: my government, not the apocalypse. (a little brother incase big brother...)
Nope. I haven't had a home printer in probably 15 years. If I need something printed, I usually use Fedex online printing. There is a Fedex store near where I live, and across the street from a shopping center I visit frequently anyway, so it's usually no big issue to swing by there and pick stuff up.
There is also a printer at work that I could use in a pinch.
Regarding photo printing, which would be my main use case for a printer, I've read that the inkjet heads can get clogged up if you don't use them on a regular basis, and that the process for clearing them can use up a significant amount of ink. So I've just decided the premium of having a print shop do it on my behalf is worth it.
This does mean I can't exactly get my colors right, since I don't print often enough and I'm not that familiar with proofing digitally, but even if I have to get a print done twice I probably end up ahead financially.
I also have a tiny Canon Selphy that I use for small 4x6 prints, which I can recommend so people will actually get their photos into the real world and off the screen.
Yes! I bought a brother laser printer to use as part of my D&D hobby. I love paper and pencil for D&D to the point that my notes are all printed and staple bound in a digest sized packet for each session.
Yes, actually I bought a Brother laserjet earlier this year. I don't need to print a lot but there are things needed every now and then. I could print at work or an office supply store or even the library but this is just more convenient. I upgraded from an inkjet so that the laserjet should basically last me the rest of my life.
I bought a Brother inkjet this year myself, the price per page looked to be cheaper overall (as was the printer itself). I'm mass printing zines and related, so also bought a big cutter and auto folder
For OP, having a printer at home will show its usefulness at random times. I'm definitely glad I pulled the trigger, partially because of being a prepper, re: my government, not the apocalypse. (a little brother incase big brother...)
Nope. I haven't had a home printer in probably 15 years. If I need something printed, I usually use Fedex online printing. There is a Fedex store near where I live, and across the street from a shopping center I visit frequently anyway, so it's usually no big issue to swing by there and pick stuff up.
There is also a printer at work that I could use in a pinch.
Yes, an Epson EcoTank.